Funds Focus – June 26
June 2026 outlines Irish and EU regulatory developments, ESMA findings, CBI insights, consultations, IOSCO recommendations, and key deadlines.
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June 2026 outlines Irish and EU regulatory developments, ESMA findings, CBI insights, consultations, IOSCO recommendations, and key deadlines.
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How Ireland's EU Presidency will shape financial services reform in 2026.
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February 2026 updates highlight AIFMD 2.0/UCITS 6 deadlines, revised FATCA/CRS forms, new CBI consultations, and evolving cross‑border marketing an...
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December 2025 updates include the key CBI fund deadlines, new UCITS/AIFMD 2.0 regulatory standards and SFDR 2.0 proposal.
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The January 2026 Funds update covers updated ESMA liquidity guidelines, the Commission’s Market Integration Package, and revised ESMA Q&As
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The European Commission published its long-awaited SFDR 2.0 proposal on 20 November 2025
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Updates include the Central Bank of Ireland’s consultations on the AIF Rulebook and UCITS Regulations, new SFDR Q&As from the European Supervisory ...
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June 2025 edition of William Fry's Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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May 2025 updates include CBI amendment of its rule to permit semi-transparent ETFs, ESMA publication of technical standards and final report on liq...
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January 2025 updates from ESMA include a consultation on open-ended loan originating AIFs, Q&A on fund names, and CBI updates featuring a new dedic...
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August 2024 updates across sustainable finance, UK distribution, liquidity management, UCITS eligible assets and fitness & probity.
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Five key items ESMA wants to change in the sustainable finance framework as per its Opinion issued yesterday.
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Welcome to the July 2024 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Welcome to the January 2024 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Welcome to the December 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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A look ahead to the key sustainable finance developments in 2024 for companies, investment funds, investment firms and benchmark users and providers.
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We look at the revisions to the SFDR delegated measures set out in the ESAs' Final Report and the impact of those for fund managers.
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Welcome to the October 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Scheduled ESA review of product and entity-level PAI reporting identifies disclosure issues and regulatory expectations for remediation.
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Central Bank's Director of Securities and Markets Supervision provides commentary on shortcomings of Article 8 and 9 funds' SFDR Level 2 disclosure...
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Welcome to the July 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Commission clarifies key requirements for Taxonomy-aligned investments and SFDR sustainable investments.
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Welcome to the May 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Commission opines on key SFDR concepts including sustainable investments, climate benchmark trackers and emission reduction funds.
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Sustainable finance is continuing to dominate agendas in the financial services industry with an increasing focus on environmental, social and gove...
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1 December 2022 has been fixed as the filing deadline under the Central Bank's SFDR Level 2 fast-track approval process.
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In their Winter Briefing, our Pensions team provides an insight into some of the key legal developments we expect to see in the Irish pensions sect...
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On 15 March 2021, the ESAs launched a consultation on compliance standards for the SFDR disclosure rules for green funds introduced by the Taxonomy...
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On 25 May 2022, a second SFDR Q&A from the Commission was published which is highly likely to impact both fund management companies' approach to co...
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Welcome to the September edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is now in effect. In this briefing, we examine its impact on the insurance industry.
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While most of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (2019/2088) (SFDR) came into effect on 10 March 2021, the delay in transposing IORP...
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Welcome to the June 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Welcome to the October 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Welcome to the July 2022 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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Welcome to the May 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Welcome to the October 2022 edition of Legal News, a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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In a wide-ranging briefing, ESMA sets out guidance for the supervision of SFDR compliance and combating greenwashing. While the briefing is addres...
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Welcome to the June 2022 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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As fund managers move forward from the initial SFDR compliance deadline of 10 March 2021, it is clear compliance planning must continue for the num...
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Welcome to the December 2021 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Welcome to the November 2021 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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1 January 2022 is the next key compliance deadline for funds and fund managers under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR). It i...